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「iOS 27.0.1」配信開始、iPhone 18 ProのFace IDやカメラの不具合を解消　「iOS 26.7.1」も。　Appleが「iOS 27.0.1」の配信を開始した。

So many ache for a deeper, more personal relationship with Jesus yet wonder why he sometimes feels distant. We don't just want to learn about God—we long to experience him. Stasi Eldredge joins her husband John to talk about the ascending intimacy we can have with Jesus. She reveals why she wrote her new book, The Ladder of Love, and offers a pathway to emotional healing and spiritual intimacy with Jesus.Show Notes: Stasi's new book, The Ladder of Love, releases October 6th, 2026. Preorder it now wherever you buy books. The Wild at Heart podcasts featuring Stasi's teachings at Homecoming: Replenish are Episode 888 (Session 2: Encountering Jesus), and Episode E891 (Session 5: Sitting with Jesus).Keywords: Book Launch, TLOL, The Ladder of Love, Spiritual Maturity, Growth, Christianity, Author_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

Как в iOS 27 появилась поддержка тувинского, якутского и других языков коренных народов России? У меня в гостях Али Кужугет — iOS-разработчик, который непосредственно помог Apple реализовать эту поддержку.Говорим о том, как Али добился внимания Apple и как устроена его работа с компанией. Разбираемся, что нужно для создания клавиатур на разных языках, как собирают датасеты и от чего зависит появление поддержки новых языков. Обсуждаем языковое многообразие России, тувинскую «Википедию», опыт Али в работе с Google над «Google Переводчиком» и роль консорциума Unicode.А ещё — переезд Али в США, перспективы поддержки языков на Android, впечатления от Google I/O и WWDC, вайбкодинг и влияние искусственного интеллекта на разработку.     

Summary Autonomy matters for motivation, but what happens when people work in a highly structured environment with lots of rules? New research involving nearly 3,900 NSW Police Force personnel shows that autonomy can still be supported within clear boundaries. This episode looks at how leaders can provide more ownership without removing necessary structure.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 242 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we're looking at autonomy and a question that often comes up in highly structured workplaces: what do you do when there really isn't much choice? Self-Determination Theory identifies autonomy as one of three basic psychological needs, alongside competence and relatedness. When we experience some ownership and choice over our actions, our motivation and wellbeing tend to be stronger. But what happens when you work somewhere with lots of rules? Think about healthcare, emergency services, government, aviation or policing. There are policies, procedures, legal requirements and standards that simply have to be followed. A leader can't just say, "Do whatever feels right to you." So does autonomy still matter in those environments? A new study involving nearly 3,900 people in the NSW Police Force suggests it does. The researchers found that organisational support was associated with greater satisfaction of people's needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness, along with better outcomes such as commitment and wellbeing. Workplace conflict, on the other hand, was associated with greater frustration of those needs and poorer outcomes. But perhaps the most useful finding for leaders was that people could still experience autonomy in a highly structured command-and-control environment. The catch is that autonomy doesn't mean independence or complete freedom. It's more about having some sense of ownership over what you're doing. You might have no choice about whether a safety procedure needs to be followed. But there may still be flexibility in how work is organised around that requirement. People might be able to contribute ideas about implementation. They may have discretion within clear boundaries. Here are three ideas to try. First, explain the rationale. Sometimes leaders say, "That's just the policy", and technically that might be correct. But where you can, explain why the requirement exists. It's easier to accept a constraint when you understand the reason behind it. Second, be clear about where choice exists and where it doesn't. You might say, "We have to achieve this outcome and these two requirements aren't negotiable, but you have quite a bit of flexibility around the rest." That's much more helpful than either pretending people have complete freedom or controlling everything unnecessarily. Third, involve people in the things they can genuinely influence. A team may not be able to remove a mandatory process, but they might be able to improve how it's scheduled, how information is shared or how work is handed over. Those smaller areas of influence still matter. There's one other useful aspect of the research. The researchers distinguished between a need not being fully satisfied and a need being actively frustrated. Those aren't quite the same thing. You might have a job where there isn't much autonomy, but you don't necessarily feel controlled. That's different from an environment where you're constantly being pressured, micromanaged or prevented from exercising reasonable judgement. In leadership, sometimes you can't increase choice very much. But you can still avoid making things more controlling than they need to be. Bringing all of this together, the key question isn't, "Can I let people do whatever they want?" It's, "Where can I provide ownership, rationale and discretion within the boundaries we genuinely need?"   Reference Marsh, H. W., Ryan, R. M., Craven, R. G., Dicke, T., Guo, J., & Parker, P. D. (2026). Workplace demands/resources, basic psychological needs, and police well-being: an extended integration of self-determination theory and job demands–resources models. Current Psychology, 45, Article 1464. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-026-10005-y.   Leadership Today On-Demand Special Offer We have a great deal for podcast listeners on our Leadership Today On-Demand subscription. Just go to www.leadershiptoday.com and checkout using the promo code PODCAST for 25% off an annual subscription. Leadership Today On-Demand is a video subscription service that allows you to work on your leadership in your own time and at your own pace. It is available online and through our Apple iOS and Android apps for phones and tablets. Our mission is to help you to become an even better leader. Your subscription brings together all of our video content in one place including: - Five online courses with workbooks - Five five day challenges with workbooks - Nineteen recorded webinars - A searchable library of 170+ "how to" quick videos on a range of leadership challenges That's over $4,500 of content for less than the price of a single online course. And there are more videos added each week.   Get Connected Find out ways to get connected here: https://leadership.today/connect

Slipknot have plastered cryptic posters across ten cities in the Americas, pointing to a site that spits out the numbers 9 and 28. Scott Penfold breaks down what's coming, why 'Arsenal' has split the fanbase, and why the tour will be judged on the first night this lineup plays it live. TMZ reports that Axl Rose is mentoring Carrie Underwood on a rock project. Neither has confirmed it, but four years of shared stages, from Stagecoach to Atlanta, make it easy to believe. Plus, Brent Hinds' estate has put out a new statement on its lawsuit against Mastodon, covering an $80,000 buyout he never signed and his face on the Marrow Deep cover. Mastodon deny the allegations and call the suit meritless. Metal Breakdown Daily is Loaded Radio's weekday rock and metal news show, hosted by Scott Penfold. Stream it free on the Loaded Radio app for Apple iOS and Google Play, and read more at https://loadedradio.com

In this podcast, John and Allen answer viewer and listener questions on a wide variety of topics—from how concerned we should be over AI's unrelenting expansion and whether the unseen realm can influence AI, to what it means to be a modern Desert Father or Mother, whether people could choose to rebel in the coming Kingdom, if God cares where we go to church, what the Eclipse of God warfare is, and if miscarriage is ever God's will.Show Notes: Listen to the Pause App here (www.pauseapp.com). Watch The AI Dilemma here (youtube.com/watch?v=xoVJKj8lcNQ). Watch the trailer for The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist here (youtube.com/watch?v=xkPbV3IRe4Y). The books referenced are Into the Quiet: Following Jesus in a World of Noise by John Mark Comer and That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis.Keywords: Technology, AI, Spiritual Warfare, Relationships, Q&A_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

It's time for episode 497 of the Mobile Tech Podcast with guest Josh Kirschner of Techlicious -- brought to you by Mint Mobile. In today's show, we review Apple's iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max and AirPods 5. We then showcase some of our favorite travel tech (see affiliate links below), and discuss Snap Specs and the state of smart glasses in general. Finally, we cover rumors, leaks, and news from Apple, Samsung, MediaTek, Vivo, Oppo, Honor, and Microsoft... Phew!Episode Links- Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tnkgrl- Donate / buy me a coffee (PayPal): https://tnkgrl.com/tnkgrl/- Support the podcast with Mint Mobile: https://mintmobile.com/mobiletech- Josh Kirschner: https://twitter.com/joshkirschner- Apple iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohqxP8EEumo- Apple iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max review: https://www.theverge.com/tech/995945/iphone-18-pro-max-review-camera-aperture- Apple AirPods 5 review: https://www.theverge.com/tech/995273/airpods-5-wireless-charging-case-review- Apple iOS 27 now available for select iPhones: https://www.gsmarena.com/ios_27_now_seeding_here_are_all_the_iphones_getting_it_-news-74617.php- Samsung One UI 9 now available for Galaxy S26 series: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_officially_releases_one_ui_9_based_on_android_17_for_the_galaxy_s26_s26_and_s26_ultra-news-74642.php- Snap Specs eyes-on: https://www.theverge.com/tech/996422/snap-specs-hands-on-ar-glasses- MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro: https://hothardware.com/news/mediatek-dimensity-9600-pro-30b-ai-up-to-185fps-gaming- Vivo X500 Pro Max coming Sep 21 with Dimensity 9600: https://www.gsmarena.com/vivo_x500_pro_and_x500_pro_max_will_be_the_first_to_use_mediateks_dimensity_9600_pro-news-74632.php- Oppo Find X10 Pro Max coming Sep 22 wih Dimensity 9600: https://www.gsmarena.com/the_oppo_find_x10_pro_max_is_one_of_the_first_dimensity_9600_pro_phones_will_be_available_globally-news-74621.php- Honor Robot Phone teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnWmuc-J8i8- Honor teases Magic9 design coming Sep 28 with 11,000mAh battery option: https://www.gsmarena.com/honor_reveals_magic9_series_designs_and_colors_super_edition_to_get_11000mah_battery-news-74601.php- Microsoft event Oct 7: https://www.gsmarena.com/microsoft_announces_october_7_windows_and_surface_event-news-74635.phpAffiliate Links (If you use these links to buy something, we might earn a commission)- Anker Soundcore Sleep A30: https://link.amazon/B0dx85Zwe- Samsung Galaxy Buds4 Pro: https://link.amazon/B0cAYV3pe- INIU SnapGo Air: https://link.amazon/B0aHXYq1i- Anker Nano 45W with display: https://link.amazon/B0gtSnXyG- Shokz OpenFit Pro: https://link.amazon/B0jcOJk1s- Samsung Galaxy Buds4: https://link.amazon/B02kl1BC2- Apple AirPods 5: https://link.amazon/B06UmJ2YQ- Sony WH-1000XM6: https://link.amazon/B0blkhz5a- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8: https://link.amazon/B031wEijB- Samsers ultra-slim foldable Bluetooth keyboard: https://link.amazon/B03AbDQuI

Mel Huang Buntine on how computers started entering our homes, and the beige box of a machine that changed her own life.Personal computers are so ubiquitous now, it's hard to imagine a time when computers were inaccessible to everyday people.For decades, computers were the size of rooms, and they were used for specialist tasks like processing large data sets for researchers, or sending men to the moon.But by the 1980s computers had become smaller and more affordable, and people started bringing them into their homes.From this point on, how everyday people interacted with technology changed forever.Mel Huang Buntine is a designer and technologist who was gifted her first computer as a tween in 1990s Melbourne.Mel lived in a multigenerational home with her mother, her grandparents and her great-grandmother, all of whom had escaped the Cambodian genocide as refugees.They couldn't understand why Mel was obsessed with this machine, but it completely opened up Mel's world and changed her life.Now with anxiety growing around AI, surveillance and mega tech companies, Mel is trying to get people to understand the history of computers and how they work.She hopes this will give back to people a sense of agency over machines, rather than feeling powerless to the opacity of algorithms and large language models.Radical Computing is exhibiting at the National Communication Museum in Melbourne from 19 September 2026, until 21February 2027.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores technology, artificial intelligence, Facebook, Instagram, social media, coding, making a website, HTML, CSS, PS5, playstation, games console, computer games, desktop games, Apple iOs 27, Mac, Macbook, Mac versus PC, IBM, Commodore 64, Steam Frame, iPhone, smartphone, dumb phone, Steve Jobs, Jack Tramiel, computer race, home appliances, toy market, super computers, science and technology, future of computers, techno optimist, tech subculture, Demoscene, hackers, jailbreak phone, crack software, pirated software, Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, ChatGPT, Claude, Anthropic, Zuckerberg.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.

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Summary We often treat efficiency as an unquestioned good, but curiosity works differently. A major new research review describes curiosity as "productive inefficiency", slowing us down in the short term while helping us find better ideas and solutions. This episode looks at where leaders should deliberately make room for curiosity.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 241 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at curiosity and why being less efficient can sometimes help us produce better work. Most organisations are trying to become more efficient. We want shorter meetings, faster decisions, streamlined processes and fewer wasted hours. As leaders, we're often trying to help people get to the answer more quickly. But we're also wanting people to demonstrate greater curiosity, which works in almost the opposite direction. A major new review of research into curiosity at work describes curiosity as a form of "productive inefficiency". When we're curious, we tend to slow things down. We ask another question, we look at an issue from another perspective, and we might even explore an option that ultimately leads nowhere. Instead of accepting the first reasonable answer, we spend a little longer wondering whether there might be a better one. In the short term, that's inefficient. But the researchers argue that this apparent inefficiency can contribute to things like creativity, adaptability and better solutions over time. The catch is we're often trying to encourage curiosity while simultaneously removing the space it requires. Imagine someone brings you a problem. You know what they should do, so you give them the answer. That's efficient. The problem disappears and both of you can move on. Compare that with asking, "What do you think is causing the problem?" or "What options have you considered?" That takes longer. They may suggest ideas that aren't particularly good. You might end up at exactly the same solution you would have given them five minutes earlier. But something different has happened. They've had to think about the problem rather than simply receive your answer. And perhaps they've noticed something you hadn't considered. The same thing happens in meetings. We can become so focused on getting through the agenda that questions start to feel like interruptions. Someone says, "I wonder why we still do it this way?" and the response is, "That's a bigger conversation. Let's take that offline." Now sometimes that's exactly the right response. We can't explore every interesting question that comes up. That's another important part of this research. The authors aren't suggesting that curiosity is always good or that we should maximise it. Curiosity consumes time and attention. Instead, it's more useful to think about where curiosity is worth the cost. Here are three things I'd suggest. First, identify the work where you don't want the quickest answer. If you're dealing with a complex problem, making an important decision or trying to improve something that hasn't been working, deliberately allow more time for questions and alternatives. That's where a little inefficiency may pay off. Second, notice how you respond when people are curious. Leaders can say they want people to challenge the status quo while unintentionally shutting down questions through impatience. If every curious question receives a quick explanation of why things can't change, people eventually stop asking. Third, put some boundaries around curiosity. You might spend the first 15 minutes of a discussion exploring the problem without trying to solve it. Or ask everyone to come up with three different explanations before deciding what is going on. The aim isn't endless exploration. It's making sure efficiency doesn't close down thinking too early. Bringing all of this together, the key question isn't, "How can we make everything more efficient?" A better question might be, "Where would a little inefficiency help us think better?" Thanks for listening, and I look forward to speaking with you again next week.   Reference Kashdan, T. B., McKnight, P. E., & Harrison, S. H. (2026). Curiosity at Work: A Productive Inefficiency Model. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 14. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-012825-104832.   Leadership Today On-Demand Special Offer We have a great deal for podcast listeners on our Leadership Today On-Demand subscription. Just go to www.leadershiptoday.com and checkout using the promo code PODCAST for 25% off an annual subscription. Leadership Today On-Demand is a video subscription service that allows you to work on your leadership in your own time and at your own pace. It is available online and through our Apple iOS and Android apps for phones and tablets. Our mission is to help you to become an even better leader. Your subscription brings together all of our video content in one place including: - Five online courses with workbooks - Five five day challenges with workbooks - Nineteen recorded webinars - A searchable library of 170+ "how to" quick videos on a range of leadership challenges That's over $4,500 of content for less than the price of a single online course. And there are more videos added each week.   Get Connected Find out ways to get connected here: https://leadership.today/connect

Daugiausia šnekų šią savaitę sukėlęs klausimas – ar reikia lėtinti dirbtinio intelekto vystymosi tempą? Diskusiją užkūrė iš „Anthropic“ pasitraukęs darbuotojas ir bendrovės vadovo Dario Amodei esė. Aptariame, kokių scenarijų baiminamasi, kaip AI gali tobulinti pats save ir kaip čia susipina saugumas, verslas bei geopolitika. Išbandome „Apple iOS 27“ naujoves – nors naujoji „Siri“ ES dar neveikia, radom kitų dėmesio vertų funkcijų. Europos Komisija rengia siūlymą uždrausti socialinius tinklus vaikams iki 13 metų. Aptarėm ir šių metų „Ig Nobelius“ – apdovanojimus už tyrimus, kurie pirmiausia prajuokina, o paskui priverčia susimąstyti.

Mentre il mondo tech è ancora distratto dall'imminente uscita dell'iPhone Duo, su IO&TEch accendiamo i riflettori sulla vera killer feature del 2026 di Apple: iOS 27. Il primo grande rilascio software dell'era di John Ternus non porta con sé rivoluzioni grafiche appariscenti, ma una stabilità e un'ottimizzazione che non si vedevano da anni. Testato a fondo su dispositivi insospettabili come l'iPhone SE 2020 o un anziano iPad 9, iOS 27 abbatte il surriscaldamento estivo, allunga la batteria e riporta a nuova vita l'intero ecosistema. Ma la vera star è Siri AI, che approda ufficialmente su macOS in Europa: l'ho provata sul mio MacBook Pro M1 Pro e vi racconto come Apple Intelligence stia rivoluzionando il "personal context" sfruttando i dati in locale. E c'è spazio anche per uno sfogo tecnico contro il nuovo e caotico menu dei Comandi Rapidi! Se non l'avete ancora fatto, premete quel tasto: aggiornate!Visita Digiteee e scopri tutte le notizie sulla tecnologiaSegui Digiteee su TikTokDimmi la tua su Twitter, su Threads, su Telegram, su Mastodon, su BlueSky o su Instagram.Mail jacoporeale@yahoo.it Scopri dove ascoltare il podcast e lascia una recensione su Apple Podcast o Spotify.Ascolta An iPad guy su YouTube Podcast.Supporta il podcast

「Apple TV、Apple Musicで最大192kHz/24bitのハイレゾロスレス対応。tvOS 27で提供開始」　Appleは、iOS 27、iPadOS 27、macOS 27、watchOS 27、visionOS 27、tvOS 27の提供を開始した。今回のアップデートでは、Siri AIやApple Intelligenceの新機能に加え、Apple TVにも複数の機能強化を実施。Apple Musicのハイレゾ・ロスレスオーディオ対応や、Apple Podcastアプリの刷新、アクセシビリティ機能の拡張などが行われる。

「Apple TV、Apple Musicで最大192kHz/24bitのハイレゾロスレス対応。tvOS 27で提供開始」　Appleは、iOS 27、iPadOS 27、macOS 27、watchOS 27、visionOS 27、tvOS 27の提供を開始した。今回のアップデートでは、Siri AIやApple Intelligenceの新機能に加え、Apple TVにも複数の機能強化を実施。Apple Musicのハイレゾ・ロスレスオーディオ対応や、Apple Podcastアプリの刷新、アクセシビリティ機能の拡張などが行われる。

Apple、「iOS 27」と「iOS 26.7」を同時公開　セキュリティ修正はiOS 27が126件、26.7が82件。　米Appleは9月14日（現地時間）、iOS 27／iPadOS 27とiOS 26.7／iPadOS 26.7を公開した。iOS 27／iPadOS 27では126件の、iOS 26.7／iPadOS 26.7では82件のCVEが修正されている。共通して修正された脆弱性は75件で、7件はiOS 26.7側の文書にのみ記載されている。

Our recent Soul Ties podcast sparked a number of fascinating questions from viewers and listeners. In this podcast, John and Allen respond to as many as possible—including where this topic is addressed in Scripture, whether we can have a soul tie with our spouse, what unhealthy attachment looks like, how to break a soul tie on behalf of another, and if it's possible to have a soul tie with an activity, celebrity, fictional character, or even a person who has died.Show Notes: The earlier Soul Ties podcast is Episode 886: Soul Ties—What They Are & How to Break Them (July 26, 2026).  Listen to the Pause App here. Find out more about the Blue Letter Bible resource at blueletterbible.org. The books referenced are Becoming Attached by Robert Karen, A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis, Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff, and Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross.Keywords: Soul ties, attachment styles, prayer, Christianity, relationships_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

Summary Negative feedback can sometimes improve performance and sometimes leave people distracted, discouraged or withdrawing from their work. New research shows that how surprising, disruptive and consequential the feedback feels helps explain those different reactions. This episode looks at how leaders can make difficult feedback clearer and easier to act on.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 240 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at negative feedback and why the way someone experiences the feedback can matter just as much as what you actually say. Most leaders know that feedback needs to be clear and specific. If something isn't working, we need to talk about it rather than hoping the problem fixes itself. But we've probably also experienced situations where feedback seems to have a much bigger impact than we expected. We raise what feels like a fairly straightforward issue and the person becomes defensive, discouraged or distracted by it for days afterwards. New research published in Human Resource Management helps explain why. Rather than treating every piece of negative feedback as the same, the researchers looked at specific feedback events over a 10-week period. They were particularly interested in how novel, disruptive and critical the feedback felt to the employee. By way of example, imagine telling someone they need to tighten up the formatting in a report. That's negative feedback, but it probably isn't particularly surprising or consequential. Now imagine telling someone who believes they are performing well that there are serious concerns about their overall performance. That's a very different event, even if both conversations could technically be described as negative feedback. The research suggests these characteristics matter because feedback can affect our sense of competence and use up mental resources. If the feedback is significant enough, part of the person's attention shifts away from the work itself and towards trying to understand what has happened, what it means and what they need to do next. For leaders, one implication is to think beyond the message you are delivering and consider how surprising it will be. If someone has been hearing nothing but positive comments for six months and then receives a major performance concern at their annual review, the novelty of that information becomes part of the problem. Regular, proportionate feedback reduces the likelihood that one conversation has to carry everything. It's also worth thinking about how disruptive the feedback is. Are you asking the person to make one specific adjustment, or are you effectively telling them that their whole approach needs to change? When substantial change is required, people may need help breaking that into manageable steps rather than leaving the meeting with a broad sense that everything is wrong. And then there's the issue of competence. Corrective feedback should focus on the approach someone is taking rather than who they are as a person. Something like, "This part isn't yet at the standard we need, so let's work through what needs to change", gives you room to be clear about the problem while still conveying confidence that improvement is possible. This doesn't mean cushioning every difficult message or turning negative feedback into praise. Sometimes the feedback genuinely is serious and needs to sound serious. But it does mean recognising that the same words can land very differently depending on what the employee already believes, how consequential the issue is and how much change you're asking them to make. One question worth asking before your next difficult feedback conversation is: How big an event is this likely to be for the other person? If the answer is "quite a big one", then allow enough time not just to deliver the feedback, but also to help them make sense of it and work out what happens next. Clear feedback matters. But effective feedback conversations also take into account the impact of the message on the person.   Reference Corwin, E. S., Rosen, C. C., Lee, H. W., Simon, L. S., & Johnson, R. E. (2026). Negative Feedback as Performance Conversations: An Event Systems Perspective. Human Resource Management. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.70094.   Leadership Today On-Demand Special Offer We have a great deal for podcast listeners on our Leadership Today On-Demand subscription. Just go to www.leadershiptoday.com and checkout using the promo code PODCAST for 25% off an annual subscription. Leadership Today On-Demand is a video subscription service that allows you to work on your leadership in your own time and at your own pace. It is available online and through our Apple iOS and Android apps for phones and tablets. Our mission is to help you to become an even better leader. Your subscription brings together all of our video content in one place including: - Five online courses with workbooks - Five five day challenges with workbooks - Nineteen recorded webinars - A searchable library of 170+ "how to" quick videos on a range of leadership challenges That's over $4,500 of content for less than the price of a single online course. And there are more videos added each week.   Get Connected Find out ways to get connected here: https://leadership.today/connect

As the greatest investment bubble in economic history in happening right in front of our eyes, with the distinct possibility of a godawful bust in the not too distant future, and persistent memories of promising technologies that crashed and burned, it is necessary, and urgent, to consider how India should play this game of generativeAI now and into the future, whether that future is boom or bust for the technology.What adds criticality to this matter is the serious but hidden concern about three things: epistemology, values, and national security. The vacuuming up by Big Tech of Indian data gratis (hey, what happened to “data is the new oil”?) as well as the increasingly sophisticated manufacturing of narratives are at least as important as the threat to traditional knowledge systems that India has preserved more or less, under duress, for millennia.Is there a bubble?Irrational exuberance almost always ends up in grief, or at least that has been the experience in past cycles. We may be reminded of the Dutch Tulip Mania of 1634, as described in the book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, wherein tulip bulbs were sold at enormous prices based on speculation about increasing value, which turned out to be baseless.Those of us with moderately long memories will also remember the 1999-era Internet bubble, where just having a web site and a cool online retail idea was enough to generate speculative investment. The net result was a huge bust, but there was a good outcome: the infrastructure left on the ground by bankrupt investors was useful in other ways in later iterations of the internet, which proved to actually generate value.But there indeed is irrational exuberance regarding generativeAI. The Wall Street Journal noted that Anthropic seems to believe its Total Addressable Market (TAM) is an eye-watering $30 trillion. For comparison, that was roughly the US' GDP in 2025. Goldman Sachs goes one step further: it estimated in July 2025 that the global TAM may be as much as $40 trillion.In any case, The Economist magazine estimates that the current generativeAI mania is the daddy of all speculative bubbles in western history, surpassing others in the last few centuries.The problem is that there doesn't appear to be enough revenue and profits being generated to justify the literally trillions of dollars that are being ploughed into capital investment by the likes of Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta, i.e. US Big Tech. The Economist magazine, again. Sorry, folks, there does not seem to be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.The bottom line is that at least at the moment, there is a fair chance that there will be the mother of all busts from generativeAI. This is not investment advice, of course, but I'd say caveat emptor.The two potential business outcomes: the Linux way vs. the Windows wayI am fundamentally an operating systems guy, having spent years working on UNIX internals at Bell Labs. I have observed how that market has evolved over the last forty years, and I believe there are good lessons to be learned from the experience. For, the OS is perhaps the most critical software on any machine, and strangely enough those who focused on it may have made either no money whatsoever, or lots of money.The “no money” category belongs to UNIX and its descendants, Linux, Android, Apple iOS etc. UNIX was developed at AT&T Bell Labs, and was given away for free to universities and other companies for complicated reasons having to do with AT&T's status as a regulated monopoly. UNIX is now ubiquitous, running everything from data centers to smartphones to Internet servers through its progeny. Alas, AT&T made absolutely no money from it.I know this because I moved to Sun Microsystems from Bell Labs, and I was product manager for Sun's UNIX OS Solaris. If I remember right, I suggested the name ‘Solaris' in homage to Stanislav Lem. I was active in AT&T and Sun's attempt to unify the slightly different variants of UNIX (HP-UX, IBM AIX, DEC Ultrix etc.) that had proliferated because experimentation and enhancements on especially the BSD (UC Berkeley) version of UNIX was very easy. We failed in this unification attempt in the “UNIX wars” of the late 1980s/early 1990s.The result was that UNIX lost a tremendous opportunity to be the desktop/laptop OS, because rival Microsoft was able to do disruptive innovation (see Clayton Christensen, The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail) and capture the customer base that these firms had earlier served through mainframes, mini-computers and engineering workstations. Before the mid 1990s, Microsoft Windows had relatively little market share.What is really interesting is that Microsoft then proceeded to “make lots of money”, the second business outcome alluded to above, by realizing that Windows was not just an OS, but a distribution channel for third-party applications. At Sun, I knew this too, but basically as hardware companies, Sun, IBM, etc. didn't think much of the OS. Apple figured it out, and has made good money off the App Store.I make a direct analogy between the OS and LLMs. Both are core software in that they both have a clear impact on the hardware requirements, and that they are part of a stack in which many things can be written in layers above. In my opinion, the LLM, just like the OS, could possibly become either background noise (like UNIX/Linux) or the main thing (like Windows).It appears to me that Anthropic, OpenAI, the hyperscalers et al hope to make their own LLMs the inevitable choice (like Windows), whereas the Chinese are on the way to, intentionally or otherwise, making LLMs immaterial (like UNIX and descendants). This, incidentally, fits into the standard operating procedures of the respective countries: the US likes to use overwhelming force (the metaphor here is American football), whereas the Chinese use scale, overproduction, and crashing prices to destroy the competition.From India's point of view, in either case, this dictates that pursuing foundational models is the wrong game to play. If American Big Tech wins, they become money-minting machines like Microsoft and Windows, and resistance is futile; if Chinese Tech wins, the foundational models become commodities. Therefore, the right place to compete would be on the layers above, that is vertical applications for real problems faced by real people.India could emulate a major Big Tech company that has taken a similar approach: Apple. Instead of jumping headlong into the LLM race, and spending billions like Alphabet (Google's parent) and Meta (owner of Facebook and Whatsapp), Apple has preferred to stay on the sidelines, perhaps seeking out market niches or waiting for an LLM winner to emerge. There is a chance that Apple may emerge the victor, intact after the possible bloodbath.Sovereign AI and dancing with elephantsWhat, then, does AI sovereignty mean for India? In my humble opinion, India needs to find the “white spaces” that neither G2 giants (i.e. the US and China) are attempting to occupy. Therefore, India should look at areas of the overall stack that are open to it, and which it can profitably involve itself in. Even though the most obvious thing that comes to mind when you talk about sovereign AI is a Made-in-India foundational model or LLM, that is overkill considering the enormous expense it would entail, literally in the billions of dollars. It's also something that has been done already by both American and Chinese players, so there's nothing novel about it.On the other hand, unique applications that take into account peculiarities in the Indian environment, and provide real value to Indian consumers/businesses may well be of considerable value. Once again, there is an analogy: the India Stack, which has not only provided us with the wildly successful UPI, but also ONDC, and various other applications, such as Account Aggregator, FASTag, UMANG, Government e-Marketplace.Here we have a stack that is building domain-specific applications atop a standard backbone, e.g., Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. That is where the value addition for India as a nation may come. One example, already explored by Sarvam AI, is that of multi-lingual capability. This could have a revolutionary impact on mother-tongue education, for instance if school textbooks are seamlessly translated by AI that would likely improve early-education comprehension.Just as the 10-year-old UPI, imagined for Indian conditions, has revolutionized payments, there surely are applications, most importantly in such areas as public health, jurisprudence, and governance, that will have a massive payback if implemented.Furthermore, there is the layer below, which is the hardware/computing infrastructure. Even though there are concerns about the availability of power and water, the fact that there is both less expensive skilled labor and increasing amounts of solar power, and the significant amount of opposition to them in developed nations, may well make India attractive to hyperscalars and others. Keeping a lot of Indian data on Indian soil is a good idea, too. Bonus: In case of a bust, all that infra will be available at big discounts.By the way, here's a graphic I found on X, from an investor named Himanshu Sinha. He's a little pessimistic, and his diagram shows the layers in the opposite direction from me, but it captures the entire stack concisely. The question, of course, is how well India can do in the applications layer and the “AI infrastructure” layers according to Sinha.It may be a question of glass half-full, but I believe India can play in the white spaces of applications and infrastructure.The goodies generativeAI may bringEvery day brings new news about advances based on generativeAI: humanoid robots that can run as fast as Usain Bolt, Andrew Ng's new plans to build a custom one-on-one tutoring system, and news of agentic AI escaping from its sandbox and roaming about unhindered, as in the case of OpenAI agents' exploits on HuggingFace. Now comes the ‘proving' of the Navier-Stokes equation by OpenAI, amidst allegations of IP theft from NYU/Anthropic researchers.There are clearly things to marvel at, but also to worry about. One of the big concerns is the massive hoovering up of Indian data by Big Tech, with neither compensation nor respect for copyright. This means both large-scale current financial, health and other data, but also the troves of Indian Knowledge Systems that may have precious, untapped knowledge in them.Big Tech is cavalier about knowledge, treating it as free for it to plunder. There was a recent story about how Anthropic was buying up old and rare books, cutting up their bindings, speed-scanning, and then pulping them. We can expect similar treatment of Indian data.Similarly, the OpenAI habit of offering its products free to researchers, and then apparently monitoring what they did with them – which is the point of contention between them and Tristan Buckmaster (NYU) and Levent Alpoge (Anthropic) in the Navier-Stokes case – is also an interesting analogy with the classic “first hit for free”. You get my drift.Wait, there's more: an allegation of straight IP theft by OpenAI in yet another case. As Goldfinger said memorably, “Twice is a coincidence. Three times is enemy action”.Then there was Jensen Huang of Nvidia posting that OpenAI has reached Artificial General Intelligence.We certainly live in interesting times. Too interesting, perhaps. India has a lot to lose if genAI turns out to be the panacea its boosters claim it is, if India is not invested heavily enough. On the other hand, we have seen this movie before: unrestrained cheerleading for new technologies that disappointed (virtual reality, crypto currency etc). India needs to hedge its bets to ensure it can survive whichever version of reality finally materializes.1970 words, Sept 9, 2026 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/subscribe

This series concludes with one of the most transformative sessions from the recent gathering in Colorado Springs. John reveals the three stages of Christian maturity—and the distinguishing traits of each. The goal isn't to remain in the earlier stages but to continually grow in union with Jesus. Discover what holds us back...and what is available to those who hunger for more. The session also features a conversation and questions about the stages with the Wild at Heart team.Keywords: Discussion Panel, Stories, Prayer, Christianity_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

Summary Leaders can easily assume they have stronger relationships with employees than employees themselves experience. New research shows that this mismatch can reduce psychological safety and make people less likely to speak up. This episode looks at how leaders can test their assumptions and make it easier for people to raise concerns.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 239 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at how leaders and their teams rate the quality of their relationships, and the impact on whether people feel confident to speak up. Most leaders think they have a pretty clear view about the relationships they have with people in their team.  The problem is that relationships involve two people, and the other person may not see things in quite the same way. A recent study looked at leader-member relationships from both sides. The researchers collected data from 496 employees and 139 leaders and examined how closely leaders and employees agreed about the quality of their relationship. They then looked at psychological safety and whether employees were willing to speak up with ideas, concerns and suggestions. As you might expect, relationships were strongest when both the leader and employee saw them positively. But the more interesting finding was what happened when the leader rated the relationship more positively than the employee did. In those situations, psychological safety was particularly low. Leaders can easily overestimate how safe they are to talk to. We know our own intentions. We know that we want people to raise concerns and challenge our thinking. But employees are making a different judgement. They're trying to work out what is likely to happen if they disagree, raise a problem or tell us something we don't really want to hear. A leader might think, "My door is always open", while an employee is thinking, "Yes, but I'm not sure how they'll respond if I tell them the project isn't working". Those two people are describing the same relationship very differently. The challenge is that leaders who think the relationship is already strong may not do much to improve it. If someone rarely disagrees with us, we can interpret that as evidence that everything is going well, when it may simply mean they're being cautious. One useful thing to do is look for behavioural evidence rather than relying on your own sense of the relationship. Does the person ever disagree with you? Do they bring you bad news early? Do they raise concerns before they become problems? Do they offer a different view when you've already expressed a preference? You can also make it easier for people to tell you how the relationship is working for them. Rather than asking, "Is everything okay?", which will usually produce "yes", try something more specific. You might ask, "What could I do that would make it easier for you to raise concerns with me?" or "Is there anything I do that makes it harder for you to disagree?" Of course, asking the question is only useful if you respond well to the answer. If someone takes a risk and gives you feedback, becoming defensive teaches them something very quickly about how safe the relationship really is. Leaders don't get to decide on their own whether a relationship is strong. What matters is how both people experience it. So this week, think about someone in your team you believe you have a very good relationship with. Then ask yourself a slightly uncomfortable question: what evidence do I have that they would describe it the same way? Thanks for listening, and I look forward to speaking with you again next week.   Research: Pahng, P. H., Fuller, R., Kwak, J. S., & Kang, S. M. (2026). Same Playbook, Safer Plays: Leader-Member Alignment and Employee Voice. International Journal of Business Communication. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/23294884261476053   Leadership Today On-Demand Special Offer We have a great deal for podcast listeners on our Leadership Today On-Demand subscription. Just go to www.leadershiptoday.com and checkout using the promo code PODCAST for 25% off an annual subscription. Leadership Today On-Demand is a video subscription service that allows you to work on your leadership in your own time and at your own pace. It is available online and through our Apple iOS and Android apps for phones and tablets. Our mission is to help you to become an even better leader. Your subscription brings together all of our video content in one place including: - Five online courses with workbooks - Five five day challenges with workbooks - Nineteen recorded webinars - A searchable library of 170+ "how to" quick videos on a range of leadership challenges That's over $4,500 of content for less than the price of a single online course. And there are more videos added each week.   Get Connected Find out ways to get connected here: https://leadership.today/connect

How do we cope when the unthinkable happens and we are stretched beyond our capacity or ability? Where is a safe space to take our unanswered questions, fears, and doubts? The only place of true peace is one we tend to miss in our rush for answers: simply sitting with Jesus. In this live session from a recent Wild at Heart gathering in Colorado Springs, Stasi Eldredge explains what it means to come near to Jesus in this way—and then ushers us into an experience of actually doing so.Keywords: Prayer, Meditation, Christianity, Inner Healing, Experience_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

Friends of the Rosary,In the Gospel today (Luke 4:16-30), Jesus, while facing resistance from his own townspeople, announces His mission: good news to the poor, freedom to captives, sight to the blind, and liberty for the oppressed.We are invited to receive Jesus as He truly comes, not only as we expect Him to come. God's word may challenge familiar ideas, but it also brings freedom, healing, and truth.Meanwhile, Saint Paul, in the first reading (1 Corinthians 2:1-5) reminds us that faith does not rest on clever words or human wisdom, but on the power of God. The Psalm teaches love for God's commands, not as a burden, but as wisdom and guidance.As a prayer for today, we ask Lord Jesus to open our hearts to His word. Help us trust not in human wisdom, but in His power. Give us humility to receive Him, courage to follow Him, and love for His commands.Also today, the Roman Martyrology commemorates Saints Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, who showed courage and devotion to Christ after His death.Joseph, a "noble counselor" and disciple of the Lord, awaiting the kingdom of God, went to Pilate to ask for Jesus' body. Nicodemus, who once came to Christ secretly, now came openly, bringing myrrh and aloes. He was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, which was the ruling body of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night asking questions about his mission. In the presence of the Sanhedrin, who wanted to seize Jesus, Nicodemus defended his cause. They are mentioned in the Gospels.They received the dead body of Jesus, deposited from the cross, wrapped it in linen, and placed it in a tomb owned by Joseph. Together, they offered Christ a dignified burial, acting out of love when others had withdrawn in fear. Their actions, though simple in appearance, were precious before God and became part of the path to the Resurrection.Their example teaches that love for Christ must move us to act with courage and faith, even when it is difficult or uncertain. Like them, we are called to bring what we have to Christ and serve Him with humility, trusting that He receives every offering and fills it with His grace.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠August 31, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,In today's Gospel, from Matthew 16:21-27, we learn that because sin entered into the world before the Incarnation took place, the Son of God in his human nature had to suffer the violent death of the cross at the hands of sinners."Jesus began to show his disciplesthat he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatlyfrom the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,and be killed and on the third day be raised."From all eternity, this was God's plan for mankind. Jesus came to die in the Cross. In this very suffering, the Lord became the Lamb of God who took away the sins of the world, as the Second Isaiah had foretold in his "suffering servant" prophecies (Is. 53: 1-7; 42: 1-9, etc).His death, because he was God as well as man, was a sacrifice, an atonement, to obtain forgiveness from the Father for all the sins of the human race.In today's reading, we see how Christ intends to prepare his disciples and other followers for what he knew would be a severe crisis of faith for them.He also told them — and through them, all of us — what their attitude to suffering and death should be."Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,take up his cross, and follow me.For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠August 30, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,Today, August 29, 2026, is the Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist. The precursor of Christ shows us a life completely given to God: humble, brave, and unwilling to compromise with sin.In the Gospel (Mark 6:17–29), John the Baptist suffers death because he speaks the truth —the truth of marriage in this case —with courage.Meanwhile, Saint Paul (1 Corinthians 1:26–31) reminds us that God chooses the weak, humble, and lowly so that no one may boast except in the Lord.In our Saturday prayer, we ask the Lord Jesus to give us the courage of Saint John the Baptist, helping us to speak truth with love, stay humble before Him, and remain faithful even when it is difficult.The practical lesson is to be faithful to the truth, even when it costs something.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠August 29, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Summary The better we become at something, the harder it can be to remember what it was like not to know. New research shows that experts give more useful and actionable advice when they reconnect with their own experience as beginners. This episode explores a simple way leaders can become better coaches and teachers.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 238 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at a challenge that comes with becoming more experienced: the better we become at something, the harder it can be to explain it to someone who's just starting out. Think about something you've done hundreds or perhaps thousands of times. It might be running a meeting, preparing a report, handling a difficult customer, using a particular system or having a performance conversation. After enough practice, many of the steps become almost automatic. You don't consciously think about everything you're doing because you've built up knowledge and patterns that allow you to work quickly. That's usually a good thing, but it creates a challenge when someone less experienced asks us for advice. We can forget what it was like not to know what we now know. A new study published in the Academy of Management Journal explores this problem. The research looked at what happens when experts reconnect with what they call a beginner's mind. Rather than simply remembering an event from the past, people were encouraged to mentally revisit what it actually felt like to be a novice in that particular area. Across studies involving managers and musicians, taking on a beginner's mind made a difference to the advice experts provided. When experienced people reconnected with their former beginner state, their advice became more concrete. And importantly, the novices receiving that advice rated it as more useful and were more willing to act on it. It helps explain something we see constantly at work. An experienced leader might tell a new supervisor, "You just need to have a clear conversation and hold them accountable." That sounds perfectly sensible to someone who has handled dozens of performance conversations. But the new leader may still be wondering: How do I actually start the conversation? What words do I use? What happens if they become defensive? What should I prepare beforehand? Expertise compresses all of those little steps. Once something feels obvious to us, we stop mentioning the things that no longer require conscious thought. That's why telling someone to "communicate more effectively", "delegate properly" or "think strategically" often isn't particularly helpful. The advice describes the destination without helping the person with the journey. There are three practical ways leaders can use this research. First, before giving advice, briefly remember your own first attempt. Think back to when you genuinely didn't know what to do. What were you worried about? What confused you? What did you misunderstand? What would you have wanted someone to tell you at that point? That mental exercise may help you notice assumptions that your expertise now hides from you. Second, make your advice behavioural. Instead of saying, "You need to delegate more", describe what the person could actually do. You might say, "Choose one task this week, explain the outcome you're looking for, ask the person how they would approach it, agree when you'll check in, and resist taking the task back unless there's a genuine risk." Concrete advice is easier to act on. Third, check what the other person already knows. Before launching into an explanation, ask, "What have you tried so far?" or "Talk me through how you'd approach it." That helps you pitch your advice at the right level and also encourages the other person to think rather than simply waiting for your answer. Expertise doesn't automatically make us good teachers or coaches. In fact, expertise can sometimes get in the way because it makes the difficult look obvious. Great leaders benefit from traveling back to their own beginning so they can help someone else move forward.   Reference Zhang, T. (2026). Back to the beginning: Rediscovering a beginner's mind enhances advice provision to novices. Academy of Management Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2023.0816.   Leadership Today On-Demand Special Offer We have a great deal for podcast listeners on our Leadership Today On-Demand subscription. Just go to www.leadershiptoday.com and checkout using the promo code PODCAST for 25% off an annual subscription. Leadership Today On-Demand is a video subscription service that allows you to work on your leadership in your own time and at your own pace. It is available online and through our Apple iOS and Android apps for phones and tablets. Our mission is to help you to become an even better leader. Your subscription brings together all of our video content in one place including: - Five online courses with workbooks - Five five day challenges with workbooks - Nineteen recorded webinars - A searchable library of 170+ "how to" quick videos on a range of leadership challenges That's over $4,500 of content for less than the price of a single online course. And there are more videos added each week.   Get Connected Find out ways to get connected here: https://leadership.today/connect

What are Ignatian Practices—and how can they usher us into greater intimacy with Jesus? During the 16th century, Ignatius discovered a way to experience Jesus more deeply as he prayed through the gospel stories. In this live session from a recent Wild at Heart gathering, Blaine Eldredge explains the three parts of the Ignatian Practice—preparation, prayer, and reflection—and then leads the gathering (and you) through one. Discover how this ancient practice can enrich your prayer life with Jesus.Keywords: Christianity, Ignatius, Meditation_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

Summary Some employees are especially good at adapting their behaviour and creating positive impressions, but does that mean they actually perform better? A new meta-analysis suggests self-monitoring predicts supervisor performance ratings more than objective performance outcomes. This episode explores how leaders can distinguish genuine contribution from the appearance of performance.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 237 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at a subtle bias that can influence performance reviews: confusing someone's ability to manage impressions with their actual performance. Some people are naturally very good at reading a room. They notice what other people expect, adapt how they present themselves and adjust their behaviour to fit different situations. Psychologists call this self-monitoring. High self-monitors are socially skilled. They recognise when to speak up, when to hold back and how to present their contribution in a way that resonates with different people. Those can all be useful capabilities at work. For years, research has suggested that self-monitoring is also associated with job performance. But a new meta-analysis asks an interesting question: are high self-monitors actually performing better, or are they simply better at being seen as high performers? The researchers analysed 35 samples and found a modest overall relationship between self-monitoring and job performance. But when they examined how performance was measured, they found that the relationship appeared when supervisors rated performance, but not when performance was assessed using more objective outcome measures. This indicates that at least part of the apparent performance advantage comes from influencing the person doing the rating rather than actual performance. Most workplaces don't measure performance perfectly. Leaders form impressions based on conversations, meetings, presentations, emails and the things they happen to observe. Employees who are skilled at recognising what the manager values may naturally become more visible in those settings. Meanwhile, another employee may quietly produce excellent work without drawing much attention to it. The danger is that we start treating visibility as performance. Someone who speaks confidently in meetings can appear more capable than someone whose contribution is less visible. Someone who regularly updates the boss can appear more productive than someone who simply gets the work done. There are three practical ways leaders can reduce this bias. First, define performance before evaluating the person. Be clear about the results, behaviours and standards that matter for the role. It's much easier for impressions to take over when performance expectations are vague. Second, use multiple sources of evidence. Look at outcomes, feedback from others, customer impact and observable contribution rather than relying solely on your overall impression. Ask yourself, "What evidence would I use to explain this rating to someone who has never met this employee?" Third, look for invisible contribution. Who solves problems quietly? Who helps colleagues without drawing attention to it? Who consistently produces reliable work but rarely talks about it? Strong performance isn't always highly visible. This doesn't mean socially skilled employees are intentionally manipulating leaders to receive a more favourable performance evaluation. However, we need to be careful not to allow presentation skills to substitute for evidence when evaluating performance. Performance and the appearance of performance are not the same thing. Great leaders don't ignore impressions, but they make sure those impressions are tested against evidence.   Reference Moser, K., Ebner, K., Iliescu, D., & Sîrbu, A.-A. (2026). Self-monitoring and job performance: Substance or style? A meta-analysis. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.   Leadership Today On-Demand Special Offer We have a great deal for podcast listeners on our Leadership Today On-Demand subscription. Just go to www.leadershiptoday.com and checkout using the promo code PODCAST for 25% off an annual subscription. Leadership Today On-Demand is a video subscription service that allows you to work on your leadership in your own time and at your own pace. It is available online and through our Apple iOS and Android apps for phones and tablets. Our mission is to help you to become an even better leader. Your subscription brings together all of our video content in one place including: - Five online courses with workbooks - Five five day challenges with workbooks - Nineteen recorded webinars - A searchable library of 170+ "how to" quick videos on a range of leadership challenges That's over $4,500 of content for less than the price of a single online course. And there are more videos added each week.   Get Connected Find out ways to get connected here: https://leadership.today/connect

In this live session from a recent Wild at Heart gathering, John Eldredge names what we wish wasn't true: We live in the wilderness, not Eden. This life in the desert wears us down over time, resulting in resignation, cynicism, and isolation. Our hearts cry out, But what about me, God? as we seek relief by arranging for our own personal Eden. It will never work—because the primary purpose of the wilderness is our transformation, which is only possible through God's presence and resources.Keywords: Christianity, Homecoming, Author, Live Event_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

Friends of the Rosary,Christ the Lord wants our whole heart, not just our goodness.In the Gospel today (Matthew 19:16–22), a rich young man approached the Lord seeking eternal life, but when Jesus invited him to give up what he owned to follow Him, he walked away sadly. He could have been another apostle, like Matthew, but missed the opportunity.“All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?”Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go,sell what you have and give to the poor,and you will have treasure in heaven.Then come, follow me.”When the young man heard this statement, he went away sad,for he had many possessions."Keeping the commandments matters, but discipleship goes deeper. Jesus lovingly exposes the one attachment that keeps a person from freedom. The question for prayer is: what would make me sad if Jesus asked me to surrender it?This day of August 17 is traditionally associated with Saint Hyacinth of Poland, a Dominican missionary remembered for zeal, courage, and devotion to the Eucharist and Our Lady.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠August 17, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET⁠

Friends of the Rosary,Today, Sunday's message across the Bible's readings points to two intertwined truths: God's mercy is wider than our boundaries; persistent faith can open the door to grace.Isaiah says that foreigners who love and serve the Lord will be brought to His holy mountain.Paul states that even to those who disobey, God's mercy is shown.In the main reading (Matthew 15:21–28), the Canaanite woman keeps asking Jesus for help. Her faith is humble, bold, and persistent, and Jesus praises her: "O woman, great is your faith!. Let it be done for you as you wish.""And the woman's daughter was healed from that hour."Friends, we don't give up praying when the answer feels delayed. We ask the Lord Jesus to give us the humble courage of the Canaanite woman.Today, August 16, is also the Optional Memorial of Saint Stephen of Hungary, though Sunday takes liturgical priority. His life reminds us that faith should shape leadership, family, and public life, not just private prayer.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠August 16, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,Today, August 15, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which honors the Christian belief that the Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life.Assumed into heaven, Mary reveals our own destiny.Pope Benedict XVI wrote, “Precisely because Mary is with God and in God, she is very close to each one of us. While she lived on Earth, she could be close to only a few people. Being in God, who is actually within all of us, Mary shares in this closeness of God.”She “knows our hearts, can hear our prayers, can help us with her motherly kindness. She always listens to us, and, being Mother of the Son, participates in the power of the Son and in his goodness. We can always entrust the whole of our lives to this Mother.” As Msgr. Ronald Knox said: “That transformation of our material bodies to which we look forward one day has been accomplished—we know it now for certain—in her.”On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII officially defined the dogma of the Assumption in his apostolic constitution, Munificentissimus Deus:“For which reason, after we have poured forth prayers of supplication again and again to God, and have invoked the light of the Spirit of Truth, for the glory of Almighty God who has lavished his special affection upon the Virgin Mary, for the honor of her Son, the immortal King of the Ages and the Victor over sin and death, for the increase of the glory of that same august Mother, and for the joy and exultation of the entire Church; by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.”Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠August 15, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,Today, we celebrate the memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, "a martyr of love," as St. Pope Paul VI described him, whooffered his life in exchange for the life of a husband and father of two sons, on August 14, at the German Nazi concentration and death camp of Auschwitz in Poland. The Polish 47-year-old Franciscan Conventual priest was killed by the Nazis with a lethal injection on August 14, 80 years ago.St. Kolbe, the founder of the worldwide evangelization movement, Militia Immaculatae, and a missionary in Japan in the 1930s, faithfully followed the path of Christ's sacrifice and His words in John's Gospel: “No one has a greater love than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends” –that we read today.The priest was arrested in February 1941 on charges of aiding Jews and the Polish underground and was imprisoned in Warsaw. He was deported to the death camp of Auschwitz, Poland, where he was stripped of his Franciscan habit and assigned prisoner number 16670. He was forced to do the most humiliating jobs, such as carrying dead bodies to the crematorium. Nevertheless, he continued his charity and priestly ministry, for which he was subjected to violent beatings by the guards.At the end of July 1941, when a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, in retaliation, the deputy camp commander picked up 10 men to be starved to death in an underground bunker to deter further escape attempts. When one of the selected men, Franciszek Gajowniczek, cried out, "My wife! My children!", Kolbe volunteered to die in his place, arguing he was a Catholic priest and older than Gajowniczek, 41. The deputy commander accepted the offer.The Polish priest and others were thus locked up in the "starvation bunker" without food and water. There, Kolbe led the prisoners in prayer. Prison guards found him standing or kneeling in the cell and looking calmly at those who entered. After they had been starved and deprived of water for two weeks, only Kolbe remained alive.The prison authorities administered him a lethal injection of carbolic acid. Kolbe is said to have raised his left arm and calmly waited for the injection. Before dying, he pronounced the two words, “Ave Maria”, the final pledge of a life entrusted to the Immaculate Conception. His remains were cremated on 15 August, the feast of the Assumption of Mary.During his visit to Poland in 2016, Pope Francis visited the " starvation bunker " on July 29, where Kolbe breathed his last in Auschwitz. After a moment of silence and reflection, he left, signing the visitors' book with a brief prayer: “Lord, have mercy on your people, Lord, forgive us for so much cruelty”.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠August 14, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Summary Every team seems to have someone everybody goes to for help. New research shows that leaders may unintentionally create these go-to employees through the people they visibly rely on, increasing burnout without necessarily improving performance ratings. Discover how to spread expertise without exhausting your most dependable people.   Transcript Hello and welcome to the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we look at how the person everyone relies on can gradually become overloaded, and what to do about it. Most teams have a go-to person. They're the colleague people approach when they are unsure what to do, when something needs fixing, or when a deadline is approaching. They know how things work, they are reliable, and they are usually generous with their time. Having someone like that in a team can seem like an enormous advantage, but new research suggests there may be a hidden cost. The researchers began with an interesting question. When someone needs help at work, how do they decide who to approach? We might assume that people carefully consider who has the right expertise for the particular problem. Sometimes they probably do. But that requires knowledge and effort, and often we use shortcuts instead. One shortcut appears to be looking at who the leader relies on. If the manager regularly goes to one particular person for advice, information or assistance, other team members notice. They infer that this person must be knowledgeable, capable and safe to approach. The researchers describe this as an "imitate-the-successful" shortcut. Rather than asking, "Who is best qualified to help me with this particular problem?", people effectively ask, "Who does the boss go to?" Over time, those individual decisions accumulate. The same employee receives more questions, more requests for advice and more interruptions. Eventually, they become the unofficial go-to person for an increasingly broad range of issues. There is obviously an upside. Being trusted and relied upon can be rewarding. It can indicate expertise and provide opportunities to contribute beyond the formal boundaries of a role. But the research also identified an important downside. Go-to employees experienced greater burnout without necessarily receiving higher performance ratings as a result. That creates a real leadership risk. Some of our most capable people may be doing a large amount of invisible work that never appears in their position description or performance measures. Each individual request may only take five or ten minutes, but collectively those interruptions can consume a significant part of the working week. The irony is that leaders may contribute to the pattern because they trust the person. We rely on them because they are capable, and our visible reliance signals to everyone else that they should do the same. The reward for being reliable becomes even more work. There are three practical things leaders can do. First, notice where the requests are going. Ask yourself who people approach when they are stuck. You can also ask your team where they go for different kinds of help. If one name appears repeatedly across unrelated areas, you may have developed a dependency rather than simply recognising expertise. Second, distribute expertise deliberately. Instead of always approaching the same trusted employee, involve other people and make their expertise visible. You might say, "Sarah knows this process really well, so speak with her about that," or ask different team members to lead particular areas. The goal is to create several places people can go rather than one human help desk. Third, recognise helping as real work. If someone is regularly supporting colleagues, factor that into their workload and performance conversations. Do not give them a full individual workload and then treat all of the helping as something they should somehow squeeze in around the edges. There is also a useful question you can ask your go-to person: "How much of your week is spent helping other people get their work done?" The answer may surprise you. The key takeaway is that becoming the person everyone trusts can look like success while quietly becoming a source of overload. Great leaders build capability across the team rather than allowing dependence to accumulate around one highly capable person. So take a look at your team this week. Who has become the person everyone goes to? And perhaps more importantly, what are you doing as the leader that might be reinforcing that pattern? Thanks for listening, and I look forward to speaking with you again next week.   Reference Frank, E. L., Matta, F. K., Nakos, O. M., & Rodell, J. B. (2026). How the boss's "right hand" becomes the group's "go-to": Leader–member exchange as a heuristic cue for everyday asks. Journal of Applied Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001401   Leadership Today On-Demand Special Offer We have a great deal for podcast listeners on our Leadership Today On-Demand subscription. Just go to www.leadershiptoday.com and checkout using the promo code PODCAST for 25% off an annual subscription. Leadership Today On-Demand is a video subscription service that allows you to work on your leadership in your own time and at your own pace. It is available online and through our Apple iOS and Android apps for phones and tablets. Our mission is to help you to become an even better leader. Your subscription brings together all of our video content in one place including: - Five online courses with workbooks - Five five day challenges with workbooks - Nineteen recorded webinars - A searchable library of 170+ "how to" quick videos on a range of leadership challenges That's over $4,500 of content for less than the price of a single online course. And there are more videos added each week.   Get Connected Find out ways to get connected here: https://leadership.today/connect

Encountering Jesus is a supernatural grace that replenishes our souls, yet many have never experienced it. How does one actually encounter Jesus? In this live session from a recent Wild at Heart gathering, Stasi Eldredge reveals our need for greater intimacy with Jesus and then gently ushers them (and us) into a personal encounter. Heads up—to engage in the encounter, you'll want to find a place free from distractions where you can be still and present to Jesus.Keywords: Prayer, guided meditation, Christianity, spirituality_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

Episode 235 - How To Help Your Team Feel Heard   Summary Most leaders understand the importance of listening, but far fewer understand what great listening actually looks like. Discover the research behind high-quality listening and why helping people feel genuinely heard can improve trust, engagement, wellbeing, and retention.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 235 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we explore the research behind high-quality listening and why helping people feel genuinely heard can improve trust, engagement, wellbeing, and retention. Most leaders would agree that listening is important. In fact, if you ask people to describe the best leaders they've worked with, listening often appears near the top of the list. And yet, listening is one of those skills that can be easy to talk about and surprisingly difficult to do well. Part of the challenge is that we often think of listening as a communication technique. We focus on maintaining eye contact, nodding, paraphrasing, and asking questions. While those behaviours can be helpful, research suggests that what matters most is whether the other person genuinely feels heard and understood. What we're after instead is high-quality listening. Researchers who reviewed more than two decades of listening research identified three key elements of high-quality listening. First, giving someone your full attention. Second, genuinely seeking to understand what they mean, not just the words they're saying. And third, approaching the conversation with openness and curiosity rather than judgement. When people experience this type of listening they become less defensive, more reflective, and more willing to share information and ideas. In other words, good listening doesn't just help people feel better - it changes the quality of the conversation itself. Other recent research has also found that improving listening skills as a leader can reduce burnout and decrease people's intentions to leave an organisation. That's a useful reminder that listening can have a meaningful impact on wellbeing, engagement, and retention. So what can leaders do? First, focus on understanding before solving. Many leaders hear a problem and immediately jump to advice or solutions. Instead, try asking a question that checks your understanding. Something like, "So if I've understood correctly, the real challenge is…" This not only helps clarify the issue, it also demonstrates that you've genuinely been listening. Second, remove distractions whenever possible. If you're having an important conversation, put your phone away, close unnecessary applications, and give the other person your full attention. People notice very quickly when you're only partially present, and it often changes what they're willing to share. Third, become more comfortable with silence. Most of us feel pressure to respond immediately. Yet some of the most valuable insights emerge after a pause. When someone finishes speaking, resist the urge to jump in straight away. Give them a little space. You may find there's more they want to say. Remember that listening isn't just about gathering information - it's about helping people feel understood. And when people feel understood, they're more likely to trust, engage, contribute, and collaborate. As leaders, one of the most valuable things we can offer isn't a solution or an answer. Sometimes it's simply our full attention.   Research references: Kluger, A. N., & Itzchakov, G. (2022). The Power of Listening at Work. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 9, 121 to 146. https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-012420-091013   Itzchakov, G., et al. (2023). Learning to listen: Downstream effects of listening training on employees' relatedness, burnout, and turnover intentions. Human Resource Management, 62(5), 731 to 752. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hrm.22103   Leadership Today On-Demand Special Offer We have a great deal for podcast listeners on our Leadership Today On-Demand subscription. Just go to www.leadershiptoday.com and checkout using the promo code PODCAST for 25% off an annual subscription. Leadership Today On-Demand is a video subscription service that allows you to work on your leadership in your own time and at your own pace. It is available online and through our Apple iOS and Android apps for phones and tablets. Our mission is to help you to become an even better leader. Your subscription brings together all of our video content in one place including: - Five online courses with workbooks - Five five day challenges with workbooks - Nineteen recorded webinars - A searchable library of 170+ "how to" quick videos on a range of leadership challenges That's over $4,500 of content for less than the price of a single online course. And there are more videos added each week.   Get Connected Find out ways to get connected here: https://leadership.today/connect

On Saturday night in Rancho Mirage, Glenn Hughes sang four Deep Purple songs with Kings Of Chaos, including "Stormbringer." Nobody in that room knew what they were watching. The Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath and Black Country Communion legend has announced his retirement from touring and live performances, revealing he needs another open-heart surgery. Scott Penfold looks at the career, and at the interview from twelve months ago where Hughes told Eddie Trunk that retirement wasn't a word he used — that he'd come home from a European run reinvigorated, with new purpose, and had never felt so strong. Plus Linkin Park announce Unshatter, a documentary opening in theatres September 30 and directed by DJ and creative director Joe Hahn. It covers the seven years between Chester Bennington's death in 2017 and the band's 2024 return with Emily Armstrong and Colin Brittain, running from 2022 studio sessions through the From Zero launch show in São Paulo. Mike Shinoda on what it isn't: "don't think reality TV." A companion live album recorded in São Paulo arrives alongside it. And Danny Carey has dropped off BEAT's fall tour with Tony Levin citing his Tool commitments — which is interesting, because Tool have exactly two shows on the books. The arithmetic, the case for optimism, and the reason Maynard James Keenan would tell you to calm down. Full write-ups on all three at LoadedRadio.com. Stream hard rock and metal 24/7 and get every episode on the free Loaded Radio app for Apple iOS and Google Play.

The detail almost everyone skipped: Slipknot were planning to announce Sid Wilson's departure themselves this week, and lost control of it when the story broke early. Scott Penfold explains why that one line makes four days of cryptic posts and total silence suddenly make sense — and why the two Sid Wilson stories that broke over the same weekend are separate, no matter what the internet has already decided. Plus: the V/H/S horror anthology returns with V/H/S/MIXTAPE, a music-driven installment landing October 9 on Shudder. Ghost frontman Tobias Forge directed a music video for it, GWAR appear, and RZA, Ernest Dickerson, David Moreau and Renee Zhan also direct, with interludes from Flying Lotus. And former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has gone public about a prostate cancer diagnosis and the administrative error that's left him twenty thousand euros in medical debt in France. He says it's curable. He's three weeks into radiotherapy with five to go. It lands days after Blackie Lawless spoke about him on the Loaded Radio Podcast — calling him an incredible performer and acknowledging the chemistry they had in the early days of W.A.S.P. Full write-ups on all three at LoadedRadio.com. Stream hard rock and metal 24/7 and get every episode on the free Loaded Radio app for Apple iOS and Google Play.

Wild at Heart recently held a gathering in Colorado for 2,000 friends and allies. Replenish: A Homecoming Event focused on the return of Eden—and what that means for us today as well as in the coming Kingdom. This podcast series includes six sessions from the gathering, beginning with John's opening talk on why our hearts matter, how the life of the heart is central, what comes against it, and the maturity required to protect and navigate our hearts in these times.Keywords: Christianity, Event, Intro, Eden_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

Four days on, and Slipknot still haven't said a word about Sid Wilson. Scott Penfold breaks down where the story actually stands: the single anonymous TMZ source it all rests on, Jim Root telling fans to stop and think — and the song he chose to play underneath it — Mick Thomson's wife Stacy openly mocking the rumour mill, Sid's only post being a merch ad, and the Los Angeles studio doorstep where he was asked point blank and said nothing. Plus Sharon Osbourne confirms a film of Back To The Beginning arrives this year featuring every band who played, and Ozzfest returns in 2027 at Villa Park in Birmingham — which quietly inverts what Ozzfest has been for thirty years. And Megadeth announce Breakout: Hibernation Of The Nations, a 24-date European arena farewell opening March 9, 2027 in Belfast and closing April 13 in Lisbon, with Black Label Society and Testament on the entire run. Off the back of the first number one album of their career — on the seventeenth and final record. Full write-ups on all three at LoadedRadio.com. Stream hard rock and metal 24/7 and get every episode on the free Loaded Radio app for Apple iOS and Google Play.

W.A.S.P. founder Blackie Lawless joins Scott Penfold on the Loaded Radio Podcast. Blackie breaks down the 1984 To Headless tour — the fall 2026 run with KK's Priest celebrating W.A.S.P.'s first four albums, kicking off September 10 and running through October 31 across the US and Canada, with European dates to follow. Selected material from the 1984 self-titled debut, The Last Command, Inside The Electric Circus and The Headless Children, with a stage production built to bring the album covers to life. Blackie has called it the first and only time the band will do this. He also gives an update on the next W.A.S.P. studio album, which would be their first since 2015's Golgotha, and on the biography he's been researching and writing for years. And he addresses how he views former guitarists Chris Holmes and Randy Piper today. W.A.S.P. is Blackie Lawless (vocals, guitar), Doug Blair (guitar), Mike Duda (bass) and Aquiles Priester (drums). Tickets and VIP packages at waspnation.com. Full write-up of this episode at LoadedRadio.com. Stream hard rock and metal 24/7 and get every episode on the free Loaded Radio app for Apple iOS and Google Play. New episodes of Metal Breakdown Daily every weekday.

Scott Penfold breaks down Thursday's biggest stories in rock and metal: Tony Iommi announces his first solo album in 21 years, From The Dark, via BMG — with Jorn Lande on vocals and co-writing credits across every track, plus bassist Becky Baldwin and drummer Karl Brazil, led by the single "World Alone"; Universal Studios opens two Ozzy Osbourne: Prince Of Darkness haunted houses at Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando and Hollywood, inspired by all 13 of his solo albums; and Godsmack add ten October US dates to The Rise Of Rock tour with Dorothy, as Mike Mangini settles in behind the kit. All the details at loadedradio.com. Follow Loaded Radio on Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube and TikTok. All your rock and metal news at loadedradio.com — download the free Loaded Radio app on Apple iOS and Google Play.

Scott Penfold breaks down Wednesday's biggest stories in rock and metal: Soundgarden have begun mixing the eight-song final album featuring the late Chris Cornell, with Terry Date producing and Joe Barresi mixing — Matt Cameron explains how the record was built from demos he and Cornell traded from 2013 onward; System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian joins the cast of Dexter: Resurrection season two as R.H. Martin; and former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes reveals a prostate cancer diagnosis as his wife launches a GoFundMe to cover mounting medical costs in France. All the details and links at loadedradio.com. Follow Loaded Radio on Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube and TikTok. All your rock and metal news at loadedradio.com — download the free Loaded Radio app on Apple iOS and Google Play.

Scott Penfold breaks down Tuesday's biggest stories in rock and metal: David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen appear together for the first time since Van Halen's 2015 final concert, joining artist Robert Vargas at TEDxFargo on July 30; Tony Iommi is set to reveal details of his first solo album in 21 years during a YouTube livestream on Wednesday; and DevilDriver and Coal Chamber frontman Dez Fafara reveals he's been living with a non-cancerous brain tumor for nearly two years — as the band releases career-best reviewed album Strike And Kill and preps an August North American tour. All the details at loadedradio.com. Follow Loaded Radio on Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube and TikTok. All your rock and metal news at loadedradio.com — download the free Loaded Radio app on Apple iOS and Google Play.

We've all experienced times when we're thinking of someone, and they suddenly call or text us...because they were also thinking of us. Or situations where we keep replaying a conversation with another person in our minds—long after it's over. These instances are examples of possible soul ties. John and Allen reveal how to know when this spiritual bonding is happening, why soul ties are unhealthy, how to break current or past ties (even if you're not the one making them), and why sometimes forgiveness is the necessary first step.Show Notes: Find the Daily Prayer at WildAtHeart.org/prayers. Get the free One Minute Pause app at WildatHeart.org/pause.Keywords: Soul ties, Christianity, Prayer, Relationships_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

Nonpoint frontman Elias Soriano joins Scott Penfold on the Loaded Radio Podcast to talk about the band's eleventh studio album The Last Word (out September 18 via 361 Degrees Records), why he calls it his favorite Nonpoint record ever, reuniting with past members, choosing Sumo Cyco's Skye Sweetnam to guest on the new single "Red Yeti," and what the future holds for Nonpoint. Plus the week's biggest metal news: Andy LaRocque's friendly departure from King Diamond after 40 years (with Gus G. stepping in), and remembering Sick Of It All frontman Lou Koller, who passed away at 59. Follow Loaded Radio on Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube and TikTok. Get all your rock and metal news at loadedradio.com and download the free Loaded Radio app on Apple iOS and Google Play.

Scott Penfold breaks down Monday's biggest stories in rock and metal: Faith No More ends a decade of silence to support System Of A Down on four stadium shows across Australia and New Zealand in early 2027 — SOAD's first shows down under since 2012; Andy LaRocque speaks out on his friendly split from King Diamond after 40 years and his new focus on Lex Legion as Gus G. officially joins the King; and Linkin Park, the Ramones and The Smashing Pumpkins land 2027 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. All the details at loadedradio.com. Monday's headlines [00:05] System Of A Down + Faith No More announce 2027 Australia/NZ stadium tour [00:29]  Andy LaRocque breaks his silence on leaving King Diamond; Gus G. era begins [01:54] Linkin Park gets a 2027 Hollywood Walk of Fame star [03:01]  Follow Loaded Radio on Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube and TikTok. All your rock and metal news at loadedradio.com — download the free Loaded Radio app on Apple iOS and Google Play.

In the One Minute Pause and Daily Prayer, we're encouraged to "give everyone and everything" to God. That sounds simple enough, but why is this practice so essential? In this illuminating conversation, John and Allen share what happens when we pray these words, why it's good to release everyone—including those we love, and what can get in the way.Show Notes: Get the free One Minute Pause app at WildAtHeart.org/pause.Keywords: Christianity, Benevolent Detachment, Prayer, Meditation_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

In Part 2 of this series, John, Bart, Alex, and Allen share stunning stories of the impact the book Wild at Heart has had over the past 25 years in America, Nicaragua, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, and practically everywhere else in the world. Early on, John and the team decided to "stay small and give it away"—a decision that has empowered men who have been transformed by this message, as you'll hear in their video testimonies, to then share it with others in breathtaking ways.Show Notes: To discover more about the Wild at Heart Experience, Events, and Fires, visit WildAt Heart.org/events. Pablo's story is featured in Session 3 of the Wild at Heart Experience at WildAtHeart.org/experiences/wildatheart/session-3.Keywords: Anniversary, Wild at Heart, Book, Publishing, Christian, International_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

2026 is the 25th anniversary of the book Wild at Heart. God continues to use this powerful message to rescue the hearts of millions of men around the world, yet few know the origin story of how this book came to be. In the first half of this series, John and Allen discuss John's motivation for writing the book, reveal the uphill struggle to get it published, read some of their favorite passages, and celebrate its ongoing global impact.Show Notes: To discover more about the Wild at Heart Experience, Events, and Fires, visit WildAt Heart.org/events.Keywords: Anniversary, Christian, Therapist, International, Book, Men_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

In the second half of this follow-up to the recent Ruling Your Domain series, John, Blaine, and Allen address some really big questions. Topics include how to deal with chronic pain and the overwhelming suffering in this world, ways parents can respond to a physically and verbally defiant foster child in their home, how to interpret and navigate depression as part of our domain, and what a wife can do if her husband is uncooperative or not interested in leading their realm in a godly way.Show Notes: Discover how you can support the ministry of Wild at Heart here. The books referenced—The Dark Night of the Soul by Gerald May, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery by W. Lee Warren, and Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer—are available wherever books are sold. The Captivated podcast (Episode 128) featuring John and Stasi Eldredge answering viewer and listener questions will be released August 19th, 2026.Keywords: Q&A, Christianity, Emotional Regulation, Parents, Chronic Pain, Marriage_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App